Essays about: "Olof Hjorth"

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  1. 1. The Guns for Hire: Private Military Companies in Nigeria and Mozambique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Olof Hjorth; [2023]
    Keywords : PMCs; Mercenaries; Nigeria; Mozambique; State capacity; Insurgency; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This case study investigates the involvement of private military companies (PMCs) in two African conflicts. Nigeria and Mozambique hired PMCs in 2014 and 2019 respectively to combat internal insurgencies. The paper aims to answer why these countries hired PMCs and if the PMCs were successful in combating the insurgencies. READ MORE